Albert Dzur

Albert W. Dzur is a Distinguished Research Professor with joint appointments in Political Science and Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. His scholarship focuses on citizen participation in criminal justice, healthcare, education, and public administration systems. Dzur earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from UNC Chapel Hill and B.A. from UC Santa Barbara.

His research examines democratic professionalism, power-sharing models, and institutional innovations that enable citizen agency. Dzur has been visiting scholar at universities including Edinburgh, Oslo, and Canberra.

Dzur's book publications include 'Democracy Inside: Participatory Innovation in Unlikely Places' (Oxford, 2018) and 'Rebuilding Public Institutions Together' (Cornell, 2017). He contributes regularly to Boston Review and serves on editorial boards for Howard Journal of Crime and Justice and International Journal of Restorative Justice.

Current Projects:

• Democratic organizational structures reinforcing citizen agency
• Municipal-level democratic placemaking initiatives
• Participatory democracy in polarized societies